Trailer Of The Week - Week #24

It's always slightly worrying when a documentary-maker is upfront and centre in his documentary but the trailer for Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest is good enough to forgive Michael Rapaport his brief appearance at the beginning and end of the material, especially as his first appearance is to introduce his film [edit: in the updated trailer below, Rapaport's introduction has been removed]. That film, a documentary which follows one of the most influential hip-hop bands of the last twenty years, looks, in some cases, rather good. Rapaport has a strong base for the production in the group's music, which pulses particularly well over the final thirty seconds, where the director's second appearance suggests he might feature in more than just an introductory capacity during the finished article. No matter. If Rapaport has captured even a smidgen of what it appears he has captured here then this will be a must see for all music fans when it starts its release cycle in the US in July.

Trailer Of The Week is a regular Film Intel feature which picks a different tasty trailer of delectable goodness every week and presents it on Sunday for your viewing pleasure. Sometimes old, sometimes new, sometimes major, sometimes independent, sometimes brilliant, sometimes a load of old bobbins: always guaranteed to entertain. If you want to make a suggestion for Trailer Of The Week, see the contact us page.

4 comments:

I've just seen the film at the Sheffield Doc/Fest and it's pretty great. Even if you've never heard of A Tribe Called Quest, they're such fun to be around you'll have an enjoyable 90 minutes. Rapaport is actually absent from the finished product, barring some off camera questions. He's delivered a highly entertaining portrait of the band, and I'll be intrigued to see what he directs next.